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William Jenkins Henry 1831–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 July 1831

Birth Location: Cumberland Gap, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 January 1908

Death Location: Flynn, Leon County, Texas, USA

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Tabitha Jenkins

Spouse(s): Anna Cockrell

Children(s):

William Jenkins Henry was born in 1831 in Cumberland Gap, Franklin, Tennessee, USA, the child of James H Henry Sr And Tabitha Jenkins. In 1900, William Jenkins Henry resided in Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas, USA. In 1908, William Jenkins Henry resided in Leon, Texas, USA. William Jenkins Henry married Anna Eliza Cockrell. William Jenkins Henry passed away in 1908 in Flynn, Leon County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jenkins Henry was born in 1831 in Cumberland Gap, Franklin, Tennessee, USA, the child of James H Henry Sr And Tabitha Jenkins.
  • In 1900, William Jenkins Henry resided in Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas, USA.
  • In 1908, William Jenkins Henry resided in Leon, Texas, USA.
  • William Jenkins Henry married Anna Eliza Cockrell.
  • William Jenkins Henry passed away in 1908 in Flynn, Leon County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Henry's Ancestors

Self
William Henry
1831–1908
Birth Place: Cumberland Gap, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James H Henry Sr.
1794–1857
South Carolina,USA
Tabitha Jenkins
1804–1867
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Henry
1738–1790
Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Henry
1704–1773
Sarah Winston
1710–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Henry's Timeline

4 Records

1831
17 July 1831
Birth of William Jenkins Henry in Cumberland Gap, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Cumberland Gap, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 69
William Jenkins Henry resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas, USA
1908
5 February 1908
Age 77
William Jenkins Henry resided here in Leon, Texas, USA
Leon, Texas, USA
1908
24 January 1908
Age 77
Death of William Jenkins Henry in Flynn, Leon County, Texas, USA
Flynn, Leon County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1831
    Event Place: Cumberland Gap, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas; Roll: 1654; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1241654
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas; Roll: 1654; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1241654

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 February 1908
    Event Place: Leon, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA13400; Roll #: 75; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 13400 to 13420, Application Years 1899 to 1908

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1908
    Event Place: Flynn, Leon County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA13400; Roll #: 75; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 13400 to 13420, Application Years 1899 to 1908
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flynn, Leon County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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